From: Dean Lenort Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet Subject: [alt.fan.hello-kitty] Fuck Mensa I need some PUSSY! Date: 5 Aug 1997 22:19:01 -0700 Subject: Re: Fuck Mensa I need some PUSSY! From: tanner@aros.net (Stephen Tanner) Newsgroups: alt.religion.kibology, rec.org.mensa, alt.politics.democrat, alt.politics.nationalism.black, alt.politics.nationalism.white, alt.politics.white-power, alt.fan.hello-kitty [Shot of a skimpy bikini, worn by a non-skimpy woman] THE QUICK GUIDE-- WE DON'T COVER MUCH, BUT WE COVER THE ESSENTIALS THIS WEEK: USENET COLLECTING You may have heard about someone selling a mint-condition copy of the first post of the World's Longest Thread for $1 million dollars. Or the complete run of Thread 31 selling for as much as $500,000. Not only can USENET messages be a treasured possession, they can be a valuable investment! PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT Be careful with your collection! A single accident, such as running it through the Jive Filter, can dramatically reduce its value. Avoid exposing posts to direct sunlight. (We realize that this is not likely to be a problem for our readers, but mention it for the sake of completeness) Bumping your hard drive may knock justified posts out of alignment. Even running your cursor down a post may create a crease visible to the trained eye! BEWARE OF FORGERIES A recent article by Kibo, posted from Netscape and reading "I WUV TOFU-AND-CHEESE SMORES!" was nearly purchased by the Smithsonian before it was discovered to be a forgery. Be careful! WHAT TO COLLECT? One man's crap is another man's scorefile. Collect what YOU are interested in. Be aware that first posts generally carry more value than followups. It may be the case that you receive the first post in a thread after the followups (if at all). This is due to unscrupulous collectors who are hoarding all the copies. Some people collect certain authors, others specialize in flames, FAQs, or crossposts. Some even build their collection around a theme, such as "posts containing the Great Mouthless One" /^\_(>o<) | | | O . O | -I gotcher pussy right HERE, MENSA! Tee-hee! Niao! \_______/